Folding box.



No. 683,532 Patented Oct. 1, 190:. V .1. A.- WAGNlTZ'. I

FOLDING BOX.

(Application filed Apr. 27, 1901.)

(No model.)

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JOHN A. WAGNITZ,

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FOLDING BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,532, dated October1, 1901.

Application filed April 27, 1901. Serial No. 57,652. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. WAGNITZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at C- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Folding Boxes, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of folding boxes, and hasparticular relation to the production of that class of boxes which areadapted for use as hat-receptacles.

The objects of my invention are to provide an improved box of thischaracter of simple construction and arrangement of parts, to soconstruct the blank therefor as to admit of ,the box-body being readilyformed of a single piece of material, and to produce other improvementsin details of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be morefully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the mannerillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a faceview of the blank from which my improved box is formed. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the box when partially completed and with the bottom flapsshown unclosed or unfolded. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the box whencompleted. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the box. Fig. 5 is a view of thesame folded into a partial knockdown form. Fig. 6 is a view inperspective of the box-body when completed, and Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of the box in its knockdown form.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I employ a blank of paper, cardboard, orsimilar material and which, as indicated at 1, is of general oblongform. The upper side of this blank may, if desired, be separated, bymeans of V-shaped cuts or recesses 2,into projecting lips 3. These lips,however, are not essential to the construction of my improved box, aswill be more clearly set forth hereinafter. At the bases of said lips isformed throughout the length of the blanka score-line. On the lower sideof the blank and at one end thereof I form a projecting flap 5, thisflap having its corners rounded, as indicated at 6, the curvatures ofthese rounded corners forming arcs of imaginary circles drawn on saidflap. Adjacent to the flap 5 is formed a shorter flap 7, which isseparated from the flap 5 by a narrow slit or recess 8, the corner ofsaid flap 7 which adjoins said recess being supported from the body ofthe flap through the medium of a diagonal score-line 9. The remainingend of the flap 7 is out on an incline, as indicated at 10, the base ofthis cut meeting the base of a short outwardly projecting substantiallysquare flap 11. On the opposite. side of the flap 11 from that on whichis formed the flap and separated therefrom by a recess or slit 12 is afourth short or shallow flap 13, corresponding in form and constructionwith the flap 7. That end of the body 1 which is adjacent to the flap 13has an end extension or flap 14, the corners of which are preferablyrounded. The lips 3, as well as the flaps 5, 7, 11, and 13, areseparated from the body of the blank 1 through the medium of parallellongitudinally-arranged score-lines 15 and 16, while the end flap 14 issimilarly separated from the end of said blank by a transversescore-line 17.

In constructing a box from my improved blank the lips 3 when employedmay be turned inward upon the body of the blank to the positionsindicated by the short and long dotted lines, in which positions theymay be glued or otherwise secured, the object in these lips being toimpart a desirable rigidity to the upper edge portions of the box-body.As indicated at 18, 19, and 20, the blank body 1 is provided withtransverse or cross score-lines which connect points between the flaps5, 10, 11, and 13. The formation of the box is continued by the foldingor bending of the blank on the score-lines 18, 19, and until asubstantially square or rectangular body or boxform is produced. Thisbeing accomplished, the end flap 14 is bent on its score-line 17 andglued or otherwise firmly secured, as indi cated in dotted lines in Fig.2 of the drawings, to the inner side of the opposite end portion of theblank. This being accomplished, it is obvious that the flaps 11 and 5may be bent inward in the order named at right angles with the sides ofthe box, these flaps serving when thus overlapped to close or form thelower end of the box-body. The shallow flaps 13 and 10 are now turnedinward against the under sides of the flaps 5 and 11,- and those cornerportions of said shallow flaps which Through these openings is adaptedto pass the central portion of a flap connecting or drawing string 23,the ends'of the latter after passing through the lower flap 5 beingcarried outward, thence through openings 24 in opposite sides of thebox, and thence upward and outward through openings 25 in the upper edgeportion of the box sides. These strings when employed serve when pulledupward to draw the bottom flaps of the box together or in their properrelation. However, it is obvious that the strings may be omitted, ifdesired, and that the shallow fiaps 7 and 13 may be glued to the undersides of the flaps 5 and 11. Owing to the fact that the flap 5 is formedwith rounded corners it is obvious that in bringing the flaps 5 and 11together to form the box-bottom the tendency of the edges of said flapsto catch or engage each other is obviated.

As indicated in Figs. 5 and 7 of the drawings, the box formed as hereindescribed may be readily folded into knockdown form by turning the flaps5, 11, 7, and 13 inward and so bending the box on its score-lines 17,18, 19, and 20 as to produce the rounded and substantially flat bodyindicated in Fig. 7 of the drawings, thus facilitating the folding orcrushing of the box for shipping or packing purposes. Although, as setforth, my improved box is particularly designed as a hatbox or similarreceptacle, it is obvious that the same may be made in diffierent sizesand heights for the reception of other classes of goods.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- A paper box formed of a blank comprisingan oblong blank body having on one of its longer sides a projecting flap5 provided with rounded corners, a projecting flap 11 and shallow flaps7 and 13 on opposite sides of said flap 11, said last-named flaps havingcorner scorelines 9 and an end flap or tongue 14 for said body 1, saidbody being provided with transverse score-lines 1'7, 18, 19 and 20,substantially as specified.

JOHN A. WAGNITZ. In presence of- C. C. SHEPHERD, W. L. MoRRoW.

